Tetris 2 (1993 video game)

This article is about the 1993 video game. For other uses, see Tetris 2.

Tetris 2, known in Japan as Tetris Flash^[a], is a puzzle video game developed by Tose and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was ported to the Game Boy in 1993 and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994.

Tetris 2
North American NES cover art
Developers	Tose
Publisher	Nintendo
Producer	Gunpei Yokoi
Composers	Mitsuhiko Takano Miyuki Uemura
Series	Tetris
Platforms	Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release	September 21, 1993 NES JP: September 21, 1993[citation needed] NA: October 1993[citation needed] EU: 1993[citation needed] BR: 1994[1] Game Boy NA: December 1993[2] JP: June 14, 1994[3] EU: October 27, 1994[citation needed] SNES JP: July 8, 1994[citation needed] NA: July 1994[4] EU: 1995[citation needed]
Genre	Puzzle
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The gameplay is a variation of the Tetris concept. Blocks descend from the top of the screen as tetrominos. However, rather than aiming to fill the horizontal lines with blocks, the player aims to match the colors of the descending blocks to those of blocks already on the game board. When three blocks of the same color are matched, blocks disappear from the board in a way reminiscent of the game Dr. Mario. Also, unlike in Tetris, the squares in the tetromino blocks aren't always adjacent to other squares; some only connect to other squares at the corners.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	85.83% (SNES)[5] 74% (GB)[6]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Famitsu	21/40(NES)[7] 5/10, 6/10, 6/10, 6/10 (GB)[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6/10, 7/10, 6/10, 6/10 (NES)[8] 9/10, 8/10, 8/10, 7/10, 8/10 (SNES)[9]
Game Players	52% (NES)[10]
GamePro	5/5 (SNES)[11][full citation needed]

In the United States, it was the top-selling NES and Game Boy game in January 1994,^[12] and the top Game Boy game in February.^[13] In the United Kingdom, it was the top-selling NES game for eight months in 1994, in March^[14] and then from May^[15] through summer^[16][17][18] and autumn^[19][20] to November.^[21] It was also the top-selling Game Boy game in August 1994.^[18]

The four reviewers in Electronic Gaming Monthly found the NES version of the game to have poor quality graphics and that it was not as strong as the more popular versions of the first Tetris release.^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly recommended the Super NES version of the game if they were fans of the original game, praising the background graphics and the two-player mode.^[9] Nintendo Power found the SNES version of the game similar, but superior to both the Game Boy and NES release, giving SNES owners "the best Tetris experience for any game or computer system". The only drawback they had was that the game lacked the Russian music from the original game, which was replaced by "some rather sad tunes."^[4] The magazine Game Players found the NES version of Tetris 2 "a disappointing attempt for puzzle fans who have patiently waited for this sequel."^{[10][full citation needed]}

Nintendo Power complimented the Game Boy release of Tetris 2 a challenging action puzzle game highlighting the ability to play with two players via a Game Link Cable. They found the release had generally "bland graphics" and was not different enough from similar games like Tetris or Dr. Mario.^[2]

See also

• List of Tetris variants

Notes

1. Japanese: テトリスフラッシュ, Hepburn: Tetorisu Furasshu